Kandachipuram is a village in the Kandachipuram taluk of

Viluppuram district Viluppuram, Villupuram or Vizhuppuram is one of the 38 districts that make up the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded on 30 September 1993, prior to which it was part of the Cuddalore district. Vizhuppuram district lies in the way of the ...

, in the

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. It is the headquarters of its namesake taluk, but was previously in

Tirukkoyilur taluk Tirukkoyilur taluk is a taluk of Kallakurichi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and ...

, when that taluk and the entirety of

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were still part of Villupuram district.

Geography

Kandachipuram covers of land in the northern part of the taluk, which is in the southwestern part of the district. It is located northeast of

Tirukoilur Tirukoilur also spelt as ''Tirukkoyilur'' or ''Tirukovilur'' is a city and the headquarters of Tirukoilur taluk in Kallakurichi District, Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located on the southern bank of Thenpennai River and famous for Ulagala ...

, the headquarters of the taluk which it used to be within, northwest of

Viluppuram Viluppuram, Villupuram, or Vizhuppuram () is a Municipality and the administrative headquarters of Viluppuram district. Located south west of a Tiruvannamalai and north west of Cuddalore null The town serves as a major railway junction, ...

, the district headquarters, and southwest of the state capital of

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. The village is at the intersection of

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and State Highway 211.

Demographics

In 2011 Kandachipuram had a population of 6,659 people living in 1,595 households. 3,325 (49.93%) of the inhabitants were male, while 3,334 (50.07%) were female. 723 children in the town, about 10.9% of the population, were at or below the age of 6. 69.0% of the population was literate, with the male rate of 75.6% being notably higher than the female rate of 62.4%.

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accounted for 23.3% and 3.66% of the population, respectively.

References

Villages in Viluppuram district {{Viluppuram-geo-stub